Volleyball Euro: Poland stops Germany – the semifinal dream is over

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You were on the edge of your seat when the German volleyball team turned around the five-set thriller against Bulgaria – and now the journey at the European Championship is over once again. In the quarterfinals, it was none other than the defending champion waiting, and against them there was simply no way through this evening.

The DVV squad faces Poland, the reigning champion, in the quarterfinals of the Volleyball Euro. After the spectacular 3:2 victory in the previous round against Bulgaria, the next step toward the semifinals was supposed to follow – but that won't happen.

Titleholder Poland wins the quarterfinal deservedly in three sets and advances to the semifinals of the Volleyball Euro. Germany is thus eliminated from the tournament.

Why the defending champion was a class above

According to Focus Stars, the defeat was clear: Poland had prevailed "deservedly in three sets" and reached the semifinals. For the German team, which had previously fought its way into the quarterfinals with a "spectacular five-set victory against Bulgaria," the tournament is over.

The momentum from the thriller against Bulgaria – five sets, comeback qualities, nerves of steel in the decisive phases – could apparently not be carried over against the Poles. The defending champion showed why they had entered the tournament as one of the favorites and decided the key moments in their own favor.

What remains of Germany's Euro campaign

The Volleyball Euro will not be a semifinal tournament for Germany. After the dramatic five-set victory against Bulgaria, it was over in the quarterfinals against Poland – the German volleyball players had to admit defeat "clearly," as the report states.

What this means in detail – how close or clear the individual sets were, who stood out on the German side in that match and what happens next in the Polish camp – all of that will be shown by the detailed follow-up coverage in the sports press.

How the tournament continues

Poland stands in the semifinals of the Volleyball Euro and is thus one step closer to the title. Who their opponent will be there, how the semifinal turns out and how the German team starts the next season – you'll find out in our further coverage of the Volleyball Euro.